Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Assoc. Professor (Biotechnology)
Pramod Poudel
Institute of Science and Technology
Male

Name: Pramod Poudel

Position: Assoc. Professor

Unit: Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University

Other Appointments: Former Research Director, University Grants Commission

 

Email: poudel.pm@gmail.com

 

Research Identifiers:

 

Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 17

Total citations: 714

 

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotics; Antimicrobial Resistance; Food Fermentation; Biofertilizers

 

Teaching:

Microbiology, Food Biotechnology, Agriculture Biotechnology, Entrepreneurships

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

  • Young Scientist Award by NAST Nepal
  • UK Applied Microbiology International President Award

•    Bachelor Degree: Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, 2003
•    Master Degree: Kyushu University, Japan 2012
•    PhD Degree: Kyushu University, Japan 2015

Professional Affiliations:

  • Editor, Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University
  • Subject committee member, Central Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal.
  • Subject Committee member, Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University
  • Member, Science and Technology Cluster committee, University Grants Commission Nepal
  • Member, Entrepreneurship Support Program Steering Committee, University Grants Commission, Nepal

 

Selected Recent Research Projects:

  1. TWAS, Italy Funded
  2. UGC, Nepal Funded
  3. KWEF, Japan, Funded 
  4. Presidents Fund, SfAM, UK
  5. Tribhuvan University, Institute of Science and Technology

Selected Recent Publications:

  1. Shrestha, S. K., Khadka, S., Rayamajhee, B., Thapa, A., Sharma, S., Shrestha, B., & Pramod Poudel (2022). Lower Susceptibility to Fluoroquinolones and a gyrA Gene Mutation in Salmonella Typhi Isolates from Enteric Fever Patients. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(02), 517-523. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4245
  2. Lil Budha Magar, Binod Rayamajhee, Sujan Khadka, Gaurab Karki, Alina Thapa, Muhammad Yasir, Sandeep Thapa, Om Prakash Panta, Suprina Sharma, Pramod Poudel, Detection of Bacillus species with arsenic resistance and plant growth promoting efficacy from agricultural soils of Nepal, Scientific, vol. 2022, Article ID 9675041, 10 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9675041 (Q2)
  3. Baral, Soma Kanta, Bhasima, Samita, Parajuli, Indira, Manandhar, KrishnaDas, Pramod Poudel, Anti-MDR Escherichia coli Activity, Phenolic and Flavonoid Content, and Antioxidant Potential of Azadirachta indica A. Juss Ethanolic Leaf Extract: An HR-LCMS-Based Profiling Study, The Scientific World Journal, 2025, 6593165, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/tswj/6593165
  4. Yamuna Chand, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Suprina Sharma, Santosh Khanal, Alina Thapa, Binod Rayamajhee, Dhruba Kumar Khadka, Om Prakash Panta, Dipendra Shrestha, Pramod Poudel, (2021) "Clinical Specimens are the Pool of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa harbouring oprL and toxA Virulence Genes: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal", Emergency Medicine International, vol. 2021,  https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4120697 (Q1)
  5. Punam Thapa, Alina Thapa, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Om Prakash Panta, Suprina Sharma, Tika Bahadur Karki, Pramod Poudel. Screening and characterization of potent poly glutamic acid producing Bacillus sp. isolated from Kinema, water and soil samples. Heliyon, Volume 7, Issue 8, 2021, e07715,ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07715. (Q1)
  6. Sushma Koirala, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Suprina Sharma, Santosh Khanal, Alina Thapa, Dhruba Kumar Khadka, Pramod Poudel. Prevalence of CTX-M β-Lactamases Producing Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae among Patients Attending Bir Hospital, Nepal", BioMed Research International, vol. 2021, 11 pages, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9958294 (Q1)
  7. Pramod Poudel, Yukihiro Tashiro, Kenji Sakai. New application of Bacillus strains for optically pure L-lactic acid production: General overview and future prospects. Bioscience, Biotechnology, Biochemistry (BBB) Vol 80 (4), pp.642 654, (2016). (Q2)
  8. Pramod Poudel, Yukihiro Tashiro, Hirokuni Miyamoto, Hisashi Miyamoto, Yuki Okugawa, Kenji Sakai. Direct starch fermentation to L-lactic acid by a newly isolated thermophilic strain, Bacillus sp. MC-07, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 42 (1), pp. 143 149, (2015). (Q1)
  9. Pramod Poudel, Hirokuni Miyamoto, Hisashi Miyamoto, Yuki Okugawa, Yukihiro Tashiro, Kenji Sakai. Thermotolerant Bacillus kokeshiiformis sp. nov. Isolated from marine animal resources compost. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, vol. 64 (8), pp. 2668 2674, (2014). (Q1)
  10. Pramod Poudel, Yukihiro Tashiro, Hirokuni Miyamoto, Hisashi Miyamoto, Yuki Okugawa, Sakai K. Development of a systematic feedback isolation approach for targeted strains from mixed culture systems. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Vol 123, 63 70, (2017)